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CHARLES F. PYM, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION. OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPO- RATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LASTING-MACHINE Application led December 13, 1915.

To el? l/r/lom 'it ymlljl/ contr/m Be it known that l. (liunLns l". lrM, a subject of the King' of' lflngland` residing at Detroit. in the county o1 Wayne and State ot' Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in liastinig=Machincs. of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyinj?r drawings.

This invention relates to machines for shaping the uppers of' boots or -hoes and more particularly, in some of its aspects, to that type ot machine in which meansy are provided for clamping and conforming the sboc upper materials to the sides of a forni, for example, the shoe last.` at one end of the last and for wiping the upstandinir edge o f the clamped upper at that end ot' the last over thc bottom of the last and compacting it over the sole or insole mounted over the last bottom.

The vertical and longitudinal contours of the sides o l` lasts will vary at their ends with rights and lefts ot' the saine patternand with different patterns of lasts. Consequently, if' the upper is to be correctly conformed to the contour ot' the sides of the last. the clamping or conformingr means inu-t be capable of adaptation to these varying contours. This variance is particularly noticeable at the opposite sides of the heel end of the last. the inner side face of' which is noticeably undercut in contrast to the rounded outer side face.

ln one aspect oll the invention. a novel feature resides in improved end clamping mean the construction shown comprising a flexible end embracing band for conforming a boot or shoe upper to one end of its last. and meansfor forcingsaid band into lastconformity;y contact with the shoe upper includingv a series of pressure members acting: against each side ot the band and arranged indepen-:lently to yield responsively to pressure against the band and last in directionsA automatically to adjust themselves to canse the band to press and coliform the upper to the longitudinal and vertical contoursoiI the sides of the last., a common carrier for each series of pressure members, and mei ns for moving' said carriers in directions to cause said members to press the upper into con formity with the last. Preferably. these pressure members form a substantially continuous surface to engage the flexible mem- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

serial No. 66.486.

ber at opposite sides of' the longitudinal median line of the last and shoe. Further, in order that they may conform to the vertical as well as the lengthwise contour of the last, these pressure members are mounted to rock against yielding resistance about axes extending lengthwise of the last for adjustment transversely of the flexible member. Preferably, the pressure members extend across substantially the full width of the illustrated flexible member. The inde-pendent bodily movement of the pressure members in directions toward and from the last permits automatic conformation of the members to the lengthwise contour of the sides of the last while the pivotal mounting oi` these members permits them automatically to conform to the vertical contour of the last sides so that when pressure is applied to the pressure members the flexible member closely conforms the shoe upper to the sides of the last.. In some of its aspects, moreover. the invention presents novelty in the clampingr means iriespective of the use of' a flexible end embracing,r member.

ln con formingthe shoe upper to the last, it is difficult to obliterate through closing pressure. only, of the end embracing means. the wrinkles and inequalities on the face of the shoe upper at the end of the shoe in and about the longitudinal median line ot' the shoe. further feature of this invention consists in novel means effective to achieve this result, the construction shown comprising a last support and an opposed member relatively movable to clamp a last between them, with means operated by said relative movement to force the last and shoe upper lengthwise into upper conforming contact with an end embracing means at the end of' the last. Pre fel-ably` the contact is yieldingly effected and means are also provided to hold the last and shoe in such conforming contact under yielding pressure. The described combinations provide means which will conform the upper materials with precision to the end face ot' the last, and Will clamp the shoe and last against movement relatively to its support so that the smoothing out or eonforming`r pressure is maintained l'or a sullicient period to make it effective.

A further novel and advantageous feature of the invention consists in opposed members at the top and bottom of a last, respectively connected for simultaneous movement toward each other to clamp the last between them and also connected for simultaneous movement in opposite directions from each other. The connection of these opposed members for simultaneous movement requires but one actuating mechanism and greatly simplifies the timing operation in an automatic lasting mechanism. Further advantage is secured by providing one of these opposed members with a yielding element. This enables the yielding element to be depressed by the non-yielding member, for example to relieve pressure of the yielding element against lasting wipers, and enables reverse movement of the non-yielding member to permit the pressure of the yielding element to operate against lasting means engaged with the marginal portion of a shoe upper over the bottom of the last. Advantageously also, a portion of one of the opposed members, for example, the last supporting member, is pivoted to permit the previously described longitudinal movement of the last in the direction of embracing and conforming means for the upper at the end of the last.

Another important portion of this invention deals with the efficient conformation of the marginal portion of the upper to the edge and the bottom'face of the form or last, or of the insole thereon. The margin of the upper, which is presented as an upstanding flange around the end of the shoe, is to be gathered inwardly and compacted to form a seat upon which to lay the outsole and should be molded at the eXtreme edge of the shoe bottom to present a well deiined and permanent edge line and, after the outsole is attached, one wall of a clear straight rand or welt crease. This edge formation has been most difficult to obtain and render permanent, as may be appreciated when it is remembered that the gathering of the flange over the heel seat end of the insole, for example, produces fullness in the form of plaits that increase the effective thickness of the upper stock under the wipers as the wipers advance inwardly over the shoe bottom. It has been necessary, in order to prevent the wipers from shearing off the upper as theyadvance, to adjust wipers and last supports relatively in such planes that rela- `tively light and ineffective pressure was produced on the low surface at the edge of the heel scat and effective pressure was applied only on the portion of the overwiped flange remote from the edge. 1 have dealt with this condition in two ways each of which is broadly new in the art as am advised. @ne of these important features of this invention .comprises novel means for positioning and effecting relativemovement of end lasting wipers and a shoe to cause the wipers to wipe the upper smoothly and firmly across the edge of the shoe bottom prior to their wiping action over the shoe bottom, this feature in the construction shown being embodied in what may be termed climbing wipers which'engage the lateral periphery of the shoe with the plane of their wiping faces slightly displaced from the plane of the work at the edge of the shoe bottoni and are forced by wedging action of the shoe to climb or ride over the edge of the embraced shoe end in hard frictional contact with the upper and against the resistance of a stiff spring or its equivalent. The organization contemplated by me under this invention, and one example of which is herein fully described, provides for applyingA around the end of a shoe, Jfor the i'irst time so far as I am aware, heavy wiping or ironing down pressure to the upper being overwiped at the extreme edge of the shoe end, and continuing substantially the same pressure as the wipers 'advance over the thicker upper materials encountered as they move inwardly from the shoe edge. Preferably the extent of possible yield of the wipers u wardly in order to climb over the edge of t e shoe is narrowly limited so that the wipers become unyielding against upward displacement during their inwiping movement. 1t is an important characteristic of a wiper mechanism organized as described that it is possible to make the wipers frictionally pull the upper tightly over the edge of the insole and insure very snug iitting of the upper around the edge of the insole, for example at the heel seat. This feature of climbing wipers is of particular importance in automatic end lasting or end shaping machinery in which an operators judgment is not largely available and l intend to limit some claims to an automatic shoe shaping machine characterized by this feature of invention.

1t is usually desirable, in order to obtain permanence of shaping of the upper materials over the bottom of a last end, to repeat the wiping operation, under some conditions a number of times, to break down and set the overwiped flange in its new position. A feature of this invention consists in the combination with a climbing wiper of mechanism organized to reciprocate the wiper repeatedly without backing it fully on", or across the shoe edge. My experience indicates that the advantageous effect of a climbing wiper, particularly in an automatic machine, is not enhanced by causing it to repeat its action. onrthe shoe edge.

The second way above referred to in which I have dealt with the conditions presented by the increasing thickness of gathered upper materials as the wipers progress over the shoe bottom is automatically to change the pressure as the wipers advance. In accordance with the illustrated vembodiment of this feature of the invention the last is sustained by means including a very stiff spring, and a holddown, by which the plane of the heel seat is determined relatively to the wipers, is operated to hold the shoe depressed to al1 initial wiping level at which the heavy sustaining spring is compressed and is caused to rise after the wipers have started inwardly over the heel seat, thereby allowing the heavy spring to press the shoe upwardly with its full strength against the advancing wipers. This organization, by which the pressure is changed automatically during the advance ol the wiper, produces the most effective compacting` and permanent setting of the overwiped upper materials of which I am aware. The effectiveness of wiping is enhanced. as is well known, by relieving the pressure to prevent drag of the wipers during back strokes` and I preferably connect the holddown with automatic means operating in timed relation with the wipers to depress the shoe or last slightly before the wipers start back and to allow the heavy spring to uplift the shoe or last at a definite point in the advance of the wipers. It is, of course. understood that while the climbingr wipers and the shoe Inoving means are advantageously used together they are not limited to such use.

In operating upon dilferent sizes and shapes of lasts and shoes, it is necessary to adjust the last and shoe supiliorting means relatively to the upper conforming means` and to the wipers so as to present the insole to the wipers in the plane to secure the most effective wiping down pressure by the wipers against the edge of the upper and insole. The last holes into which the supporting last spindle extends are not in uniform angular relation to the heel seats. and the last holes in different sizes of lasts are at different distances from the ends of the lasts; and means for adjustment are necessary to meet these conditions so as to place the sole in the most effective plane relatively to the, wipers.

A further feature of the invention consists in novel means for supporting a last in lasting position relatively to the end lasting wipers. the construction shown comprising a member guided for movement toward the wipers and having a last spindle mounted thereon for bodily adjustment relatively thereto lengthwise of the last. Additionally, said member is preferably guided for movement toward and from the wipers in approximately the vertical axis of the last hole, and the last spindle is mounted for bodily right line adjustment on said member lengthwise of the last and comprises a base and a last pin pivoted on the base to tip lengthwise of the last.

Means for bodily lengthwise adjustment of the last pin enables the operator to provide for the differences in distance from the last holes to the ends of lasts; and this adjustment means in cooperation with other means for tilting adjustment of the last pin lengthwise ot' the last permits the operator to adjust and position the insole in the proper plane for effective wiping down r sure under varying angular relations o the last holes to the plane of the sole and under varying linear relations of the last holes to the ends of the lasts and constitutes a feature of the invention.

In making such adjustments, the last pin in the construction shown may be moved forwardly or backwardly with relation to the supporting member or rod, depending upon the size of the last and the angle of the last hole relatively to the plane of the insole, to locate the pivot of the last pin so that the pin will automatically tip backwardly in the holes of lasts of different sizes and last hole locations and angles in response to upward pressure of the last against the wipers. This condition may be obtained by locating the pivot of the last pin forwardly of the supporting rod with the rod approximately in alinement with the last hole. Vertical movement of the support and holddown to clamp the last and sole between them` or vertical movement or pressure of the last against the wipers when projected over the bottom of the last will therefore tip the last pin backwardly in the last holes of the different lasts and press the end of the last hard against the clampingv band.

When the upper materials are stiif and relatively heavy, positive power-eected forward closing movement of the wipers over the heel seat may damage the upper or strain operating parts of the machine. To avoid such consequences. and to improve in general the operation of overla ing means upon a shoe. a further feature o the invention consists in novel controlling and operating mechanism for overlaying means, the illustrative construction comprising novel mechanism to move the wipers yieldingly forward over the heel seat combined with means arranged to permit said wipers to yield upwardly in response to pressure of the shoe materials, this arrangement in the construction shown also permitting the wipers to climb up over the edge of the heel seat as hereinbefore explained. Preferably, the wipers are yieldingly closed over the heel seat as they bodily and yieldingly move lengthwise of the last toward and over the heel seat.

Despite arrangementsI for adjusting.r the last and shoe in cooperative relation to the path of bodily wiper movements, the operator will sometimes neglect to avail himself of the adjustments provided and consequently the end of the shoe will be presented at an angle to this path of bodily movement sov that the wipers may not always be positioned toconform to the end of the last. To remedy this and other conditions of abnormal resistance to closing movement of a wiper or wipers, a feature of this invention comprises a wiper construction having novel means affording provision for yield in response toresistance to such closing movement, the construction shown embodying pivoted wiper plates supported in carriers mounted for independent wiper closing and opening movements about the pivot of said wipers as a center, the wiper operating means including independent connections to these carriers constructed to yield in response to abnormal resistance to permit automatic relative adjustment of the wipers to the contour and position of the shoe. ln the illustrative construction, wherein the wiper closing movements are effected by pinions that move bodily for 'ard with the wipers and are operated by relatively stationary rack bars, provision is afforded for yield ofthe rack bars each independently of the other when abnormal resistance is encountered by the respective wipers to permit one or both of the wipers to continue its forward movement without corresponding closing movement or to be wedged laterally outward by resistance of the shoe materials.

The described and other features of the invention, including certain novel operating means for clamping the last in position and for operating the end wipers, are more fully described in the following detailed specilication read in connection with the accompanying drawings, and in which: Y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the present invention, with parts broken away and in section for clarity of illustration;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, parts being similarly broken away and in section;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the upper part of the machine, on an enlarged scale and with the Wipers retracted;

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the wipers partially projected and with the last raised and clamped;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the upper part of the machine on an enlarged scale, with certain of the parts broken away and other parts shown in section;

F ig. 6 is a top plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3, with the last and shoe removed and with parts at the rear of the machine broken away to disclose operating mechanisms Fig. 7 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the lineVVlI-Vll of Fig. 6;

'-Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line VIH-VIH of Figs. 3 and 6.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3, the wiper plates and wipercarrying head being'removed; 1

l() is a fr(n sijn'ientary transverse section taken on the line X-X of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the line Xl-Xl of Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view of the last supporting means in one position of adjustment relatively to the clamping band and wiper plates;

Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 12 with the last supporting means in a different position of adjustment;

Fig.- 14e is a view in elevation, partly in section, of the motion arresting disk and its operated part;

F ig. 15 is a plotted detail of the wiperhead operating cam;

Fig. 16 is a plotted detail of the last ack and holddown operating cam; and

Fig. 17 is a plotted detail of the cam operating the clamping band.

From al suitably formed base, a column 1 rises upwardly and is crowned by a frame S housing part of the operating mechanism. t the top of the column at its rear, a bracket extends rearwardly and upwardly forming a bearing in which is journaled the rear end of a worm shaft 3 and the hub of a power driven pulley e, loosely sleeved on the shaft. The pulley is cupped to forni the cup member of a cone clutch, the cone member 5 of which is sleeved on the shaft 3 for free longitudinal sliding movement and has its sleeve portion formed with theusual annular groove to receive the pins androlls projecting inwardly from the bifurcated up-` per arm G of a bell-crank clutch shifting lever pivoted to the frame 8 at 7.

Forwardly of the clutch cone and shifting lever, the shaft `carries and rotates a worm 9 8) engaging with a worm gearlO carried by a driven cam shaft. 11 journaled in and extending transversely of thev frame S and having one end projecting outwardly beyond the side of the frame. The worm gear is mounted on this projected portion of the shaft and with the worm 9 is preferably protected from dust and dirt by a suitable inclosing housing (Fig. 8). The extremity of the projected portion of the shaft 11 eX- tends beyond this housing and carries a motion arresting or stop disk 12, having spaced notches 13 and le. in its periphery forming stop shoulders to be engaged by the end of an arm 15 at the upper end of one of the bifurcations G, this arm carrying a roller 16 to ride upon the periphery of the dislr.

A coiled spring 17 sleeved on the shaft 3 between the two members of the cone clutch operates normally to move the cone member 5 out of clutching engagement with pulley 4 and to position its arm 15 to arrest rotation of the cam shaft 11 when the disk 12 is posifor i llO tioned to permit the arm 15 to enter int-o one ot' the notches 13, 14 under the impulse of the spring which normally presses the roller 16 against the periphery of the disk. The arm 15 is moved out of the disk notch and the clutch thrown in to start or restart the rotation of the cam shaft and the operation of the machine, by means of a rod 18 pivoted at its upper end to the lower arm of the ilutch shifting bell crank lever and pivoted at its lower end to a treadle 19 at the base of the column 1. lhen the clutch is moved and shaft 11 begins to rotate, the roller 16 on arm 15 rides upon the periphery of the disk and holds the cone member 5 in clutch.` ing position until the next notch in the disk periphery permits the spring 17 to force the arm 15 into the notch and coincidently to re` tract the clutch member The shaft 11, between the walls ot' the i'rame 8 carries three disks 20, 21 and 22, effective respectively to control and operate in timed relation the wipers, the last jack and holddown, and the clamping band. The disks 20 and 22 have grooved cam faces and the disk 21. controlling the last jack and holddown, has its peripheral face formed as a cam surface against, which bears a roller 23 carried at the rear end oi a lever 24 pivotally mounted at 25 on the frame 8 adjacent to its rear end and having slotted bifurcations at its forward end, embracing pins 26 outstanding laterally Vfrom the head of a cylinder 27 mounted for vertical sliding movement in guides 28 attached to the i'ront of the column.

rod 29 extends axially through the cylinder, its lower end being guided in the bore formed in a screw plug 32 closing the lower end of the cylinder and its upper end extending through and beyond th`e head of the cylinder. A coiled spring 31 is sleeved on the rod within the cylinder 27 with its lower end abutting the screw plug 32 and its upper end acting against a stop collar Yformed on the rod, and normally tends to move the rod upwardly until the collar 30 engages the head of the cylinder (Fig. The spring 31 acts as a yielding connection between the cylinder 27 and the rod 29 when lever 24 is moved to lift the cylinder' and also permits the rod 29 to yield downwardly relatively to the cylinder in response to downward pressure on the rod greater than the strength of the spring.

The upper end otl the rod 29 is shouldered down to receive a block 33 which is fixedly attached thereto and which has its upper fare provided with a dove-tailed groove therein extending lengthwise of the machine. similarly shaped rib dependingr from :i superposed block 34 is seated in this groove and is adjustable with the block 34 transversely of the rod 29 lengthwise of the machine by means of a threaded 'adjusting spindle 35 engaging a threaded bore in the depending rib of block 34 and held against bodily longitudinal movement, by a plate 36 held between collars on the adjusting rod and attached to the front edge face of the lower block 33. Preferably, a handle 37 is provided for turning the spindle to adjust the position of the block 34 relatively to the longitudinal axis of the rod 29 and lengthwise of the machine.

The adjustable block 34 is formed with bifurcated upstanding ears 38, in which the lower and enlarged end of a spindle 39 is mounted, the pivot pin 40 to which the lower end of this spindle is secured being journaled between said upstanding ears to rmit swinging movement of said spindle 1n a direction longitudinally of the machineand ot' a last su ported by said spindle, as will be seen. i ove its base, the spindle 39 is formed with a collar 46 forming an abutment'against which seats the lower end of the coiled spring sleeved on the spindle and engaging at its upper end with a sleeve 41 sliding upon the spindle 39 and having its lower end enlarged to form a housing for the spring 45. This sleeve has its u per end closed and reduced in diameter to orm a nib 42 acting as a last pin to engage in the hole or thimble of the last t0 support the last. This sleeve is loosely held upon the spindle 39 and is guided to slide longitudinally thereon by a pin 47 extending laterally from the sides of the spindle 39 and in alined vertical guide slots 48 in the sleeve 41.

The pivot pin 40 of the spindle is extended beyond the ears 38 at one side of the block 34 and enlarged in diameter to receive the hub of a depending ratchet plate 49. This hub is rigidly connected to the pin and has loosely sleeved thereon the up per end of an arm 51 carrying on one Side a pivoted dog or pawl positioned t0 engage the ratchet plate 49 to lock the in 40 and the last spindle against forwar swinging movement. This dog 50 has a tail 52 extending through and guided by a vertical slot formed in a plate 53 depending from the front of the frame. A coiled spring 54 normally tends to swing the forward endof the dog 50 into engagement with the ratchet '49. ln thelowered position of rod 29, the tail o1' the dog engages the plate 53 at the lower end of the slot and swings the forward end 50 of the dog Out 0f engagment with the ratchet 49, 'ermitting the last spindle 39 to he swung ibrwardly with its last. lVhen the rod 29 is raised to clamp the last with its shoe upper, as will be later explained. the tail of the dog will be moved clear of the lower end of the notch and the lo'rward end of the dog 50 will cooperate rearwardly on its pivot 40 coincidently with the raising of the last supporting rod 29 and through the actuation of the means for so raising the rod. rlhe -lower end of the arm 51 which carries the dog 50, is pivotally connected by link 55 to the upper end of a bell crank lever 56 pivotally mounted on a pin 57 projecting from the side of the frame 8. This lever has its rear end pivoted to a block 60 slidably mounted upon a rod 58 having an enlarged upper end pivotally connected at 59, to the cam actuated lever 24. A coiled spring 61 is sleeved upon the rod 58 below the block 60 and engages said block and an adjusting nut 62 on-the lower end of the rod. Upward movement of the forward end of lever 24 to lift the vlast supporting rod 29, will, through the yielding connections a1?- forded by rod V58, spring 61 and bell crank lever 56, tend to roclr, the arm 51 in a direction to cause the dog 50 to swing the engaged ratchet and the last supporting spindle 39 rearwardly of the machine and in a direction toward the heel end of a last supported upon the spindle. lf opposition to this rearward movement of the last spindle is encountered which is greater than the 'orce'ot the spring 61, the rod 29 will be moved upvwardly without any rearward swinging movement of the last spindle, the rod 58 sliding upwardly through the block 60 and compressing the spring 61.

At opposite sides oit' the front or" the machine bearing brackets 63 are secured to the column 1 and to the Jframe 8 in vertical alinement. Complemental bars 64 are guided in these bearings and are connecter; 1for simultaneous upward and downward movement by pivoted links 65,whose adjacent ends overlap and are slotted conjointly to embrace pin 66 laterally outstanding from the cylinder 27. The outer ends of these links are also slotted and engage outstanding pins 67 at the lower ends of the bars 64. Upward movement of the cylinder 27 through the cam actuated movement of the lever 24 will etl'ect through these connections, simultaneous movement of the bars 64 in the opposite direction-c'. when the cylinder moves upwardly the bars move downwardly and vice versa.

The upper ends of the bars 64 are bridged by a cross piece 68 having a centrally dis- `posed and rearwardly extending arm 69 which is formed at its rear end with a vertical bore 70 threaded at its upper end to receive a threaded sleeve 74. rlhe reduced upper end of the shank portion ot a rod 71,

having its lower and enlarged portion terminating in a holddown member or foot 72, extends upwardly through the sleeve and is lmaintained in determinate relation thereto by" a collar'75 which rests on the l'langed upper end of the sleeve. The reduction in the diameter the rod 71 provides a shoulder 7,3 which is maintained against the lower end of the sleeve 74 by the collar 75. 0bviously the holddown may be adjusted vertically by turning sleeve 74. To preventV turning movement of the holddown'a longitudinal slot is provided in the lower enlarged portion of the rod 71, and a pin 76 engaging in this slot prevents such rotation. Preferably, a loch nut 77 is employed in conjunction with sleeve 74 to iiX it in adjusted position. The holddown 72 is preferably positioned substantially in vertical axial aline`V ment with the rod 29 to engage thesole or insole on a last seated on the last pin 42 to clamp the last between it and the last sup- 'ortinO means when said means with the lastl D is raised and a corresponding downward movement is imparted to theV holddown through the medium of the bars 64 and links 65. it is evident that the cylinder 27, red 29, and spindle 39 with its sleeve 41, form a jack to support the last in position for lasting, and that by means` of the block 34 the spindle may be adjusted forwardly or rearwardly relatively to the vertical axis et the rod to cause it inoperation to assume vdifterent positions about the axis of the pivot pin 40 to incline the bottom of the last and shoe sole at varying angles'to thelastingv devices, as illustrated by Figs. 12 and 13. As suggested also by Fig. '127 the block 34 may be Jso adjusted as to causethe last pin or spindle Yto incline rearwardly toward the heel band when the shoe is in position orthe operation of the wipers, thus rendering the downward pressure o'f the wipers on the heel seat effective with a tendency to Vtip the spindle and the shoe still farther rearwardly and assisting in seating the shoe iirmly against the rear end portion of the band during the lasting operation. Y a

The inverted last when mounted en the last pin 42 the last spindle in the usual manner,y is designed to be engaged by an end embracing band which clamps and conforms the upper to the sides et the last at one end,*as shown herein the heel out the last,-and holds *be last with and lS upper and insole for the operation et the lasting wipers. .ft bracket plate SO j secured to the iront iace oli the trame 9 adjacent to its upper edge to receive a pin 8l which serves pivotally to interconnect the overlapped rear ends ot car' members ci' plates 79. The inner edges o.. the Vcarrier plates adjacent to their point or" pivotal connection are curved to corra-pond substantially with the contour et the rearol. the lust and shoe and have attached thereto and upstanding therefromv similarly shaped pressure members 82,y From the forward or i r 'ends ot' the contorm` or pressure l rrier plates 79 oit the machine.

shoe n Vll() iis of the carrier plates are a series of pressure members S3 pivotally mounted between the bifurcated forward ends of plungers 84 by means of transverse ears 85 and pivot pins 86. The plungers 84 are guided in transverse bores in the carrier plates and the pres-ure members ha ve downwardly extending arms 8T. slotted at their outer ends to embrace rods 88 secured to and depending from the carrier plates and having flanges 89 adjacent their upper ends. against which the outer ends of the depending arms 8T are held by coiled springs 90 sleeved upon the rods between the arms 8T and adjusting nuts 91. The series of pressure plates 83 will be positioned at opposite sides of the last and shoe upper and will extend longitudinally of the shoe upper and form a substantially continuous pressure surface at the opposite sides of the shoe` and in conjunction with the pressure members 82. form a substantially continuous pressure surface which will extend around the side of the shoe and last at one end of the last. The pivotal mounting for the pressure members 83 enables these members to turn upon substantially horizontal axes to conform to the vertical contour of the sides of the last and shoe. They are independently adjustable toward and from the opposite side faces of the last by means of threaded sleeves 94 screwing;r into the outer ends of the tran.s4 verse bores in the carrier plates T9. these sleeves cooperating also with nuts 95 to vary the tension of coiled springs 93 sleeved on reduced sections 92 of the plungersy S4 between the adjusting sleeves and the enlarged inner ends or heads of the plungers. flexible U-shaped clamping band TS is attached to the series of pressure members 821 iu any suitable manner, preferably by means of screws 96 inserted in the pressure members from tht` clamping' band at points adjacent to its lower edge. lreferably` the lower edge of the band is channeled to provide ay flap to cover the head of attaching screws 96 and to prevent injury to the upper materials` The clamping band is yieldingly connected with the end pressure members .Q2 by means of screws 9T attached to and extending from the clamping band through hores in the pressure members R2 and carriers 79. The carrier plates are each eouuterbored to provide a socket in which a coiled spring 99` sleevefl about the ,shank of the screw 97. is held b v a nut 99 threaded upon the outer end of the screw 9T and serving yieldingly to hold the clamping build to its seat. This yielding' connection permits the band to move a ay from its seat on the conforming plates 92, when the band is fully opened. (loiled springs 100 attached to tl e outer rear edges: o? the carrier members 79 and anchored to the sides of the frame 8. normally hold the carrier plates with the clamping bar-d in fully opened position.

The rear edges of the carrier plates are inclined outwardly and forwardly to form wedge faces and are engaged at opposite sides of the pivot point 81 by rollers 102, at the forward ends of spaced and oomplemental thrust bars 101, guided for longitudinal reciprocating motion lengthwise of the machine by screws 103 (Fig. 9) seated in the frame 8 and extending through longitudinal guide slots formed in the thrust bars. The rear ends of the thrustbars are formed as rods which project through bearings in a cross bar 104 of the frame. These thrust bars are reciprocated toward and from the rear edge of the carrier plaites 79 by means of a bell crank lever 105 (Fig. 4l journaled between the sides of the frame 8 below the thrust bars and having one end provided with a roller 106 seated in a cam groove 107 formed in the face of the cam 22. The other and upper end of the bell crank lever is formed with teeth to engage a segmental gear 108 attached to a. rock shaft 109 journaled in the sides of the frame 8.

Two arms 110 are mounted upon'the rock shaft in laterally spaced relation and have their upper ends biturcated loosel to engage pins 111 projecting laterall rom the forward ends of a yoke 112 igs. 4 and 9) from which spaced rods 113 extend rearwardly through suitable bearings inthe Ytrame e and freely through openings in a eres bar 114 spaced from the rear of the frame s. The ends of the rods are engaged by adjusting nuts 115 at the rear side of the cross bar and coiled springs 116 are sleeved on the rods 113 between the rear of the 'ranic 3 and the forward face 0f the cross bar and offer yielding resistance to the forward movement of the cross bar. The' tension of these springs may. obviously, be adjusted through the nuts 115. The rods projecting rearwardly from the thrust bars 101 likewise project and `slide freel'j1 through sleeves 11T threaded into opposite ends of the cross bar 114 and yieldingly connected with the rods of the thrust ba-rs'b'v coiled springs 11iQ sleeved upon the rods between tht` forward flanged heads of the sleeves 117 and collars 119 tixed to the rods.

ll'heu the disk 22 is turned and the hell crank 105 is rocked through the, operation o1' its cam groove 197 to turn the rock shaft co9 through the medium of segmental gear 10.*'. the arms 110 are rocked to move the volte 112 longitudinally toward the carrier vmembers 79 and through the rods" 113 and their connections with the cross bal" 114 to olerftf the cross liar to more the thrust hars loi .orwzirflly and close the carrier frames and clamping band7 compressing the coiled springs 116, 118, the latter last sides under spring tension.

pressure yieldingly to the members 9, and tensioning springs 100, so that when permitted by the cam groove 107, these springs will act to retract the thrust bar rollers 102 and to open the carrier plates 79. rEhe length of the stroke of the Vthrust hars and, therefore, the closing movement of the carrier-plates is adjusted through the nuts 115, and the yielding pressure brought to bear against thefrear edges of the carrier plates by the thrust bars may be varied for each carrier plate independently through adjustment of the sleeves 117.

`When a last withits slice upper and insole is mounted upon the last spindle ft2, and

the machine started to cause rotation of the cam disk 2.2 and closing movement of the carrier plates 79, not only will the carrer plates be yieldingly closed, but the pressure members 83 will clamp the shoe upper at the direction, their upper portions swinging outwardly and their-lower portions inwardly, and only to such extent as is required for conformation to the vertical contour of the last sides, and the springs 90, when compressed by this conforming movement, assist in holding the pressure inembers in conforming position under tension. This is also vtrue of the springs and 118 which hold the pressure members in conformation to the lengthwise contour of the lt will be evident that the members 79, by reason of their pivotal. mounting at the end of the shoe, have a component of forward movement atthe sides of the shoe, and that the pressure members 83 thus receive a slight forward movement in. the closing of the band which assists in drawing the upper tightly about the heel end of the last.

The clamping band 78 is designed to ongage and clamp the upper against the sides of the last froma line adjacent to the bottom face of the last transversely of the sides of the last for a' substantial distance anfl preferably for substantially the full widtv of the sides of thelast correspmiding` to the counter portion of the shoe, the band enorging the sides of the upper first adjacent to the shoe-bottom and then closingin against v L) La the tension of the springs into conforming relation to the contour of the last.

TWhen the last is mounted upon the last pin Li2 the last spindle is swung` forwardly to clear the holddown so as to permit the last to be inserted upon the last pi*L without interference by the hoiddownand the spindle is then swung rearwardly by the operator, downward pressure being exerted to cause the light spring 45 toV yield to permit the bottom of the insole to be brought beneath the holddown. l/Vhen the rear end of the shoe is brought into engagement with that part of the band which is on the conforming plates 82, downward pressure is discontinued and the spring 45 will act to move the last upwardly approximately to lasting position. The treadle 19 is then operated to start the machine, whereupon, the cam 22 eillects the closing of the clamping band 78, and the shoe is jacked and positioned for the lasting operation will'be explained more in detail hereinafter.

Subsequent to the clamping of the vlast and shoe, end lasting wipers are projected up and over the bottom ofthe last to break down the upstanding marginal portions of the shoe upper over the bottom of the insole and to compact the broken down portions over the bottom of the insole.

rlhis' end lasting mechanism is carried by a head or wiper carrier 123 having aV rearward extension 141 provided with a longitudinal channel 140, at and' within the forward end of which is seated an ear 139 having a stem ifi-2 extending loosely upward through a bore in the head and having its ond screw threaded to engage in a threaded bore in the upper end of an inverted cup lll?) housing a coiled'spring 145 sleeved upon the stem ML2 between the top of the head 123 and the upper or closed end of the inverted cup lll-3. The bottom edge of the cup is spaced above the top face of the head 123 a suflicient distance to permit a determinate maximum compression of the spring 145 by upward movement of the wiper head 128. Preferably, a nut 144 is provided to assist in holding the cup 143 in adjusted position. The ear 139 supports the forward end of the wiper head through the pivotal connection thereto of the upper forked end of a rock arm 138 journaled upon the rock shaft 109 for free turning movement thereonu The rear end of the extension llllof the wiper head is supported by a forked arm 146 secured upon a rock shaft 147 which is mounted in bearingsin the sides of the frame 8 near its rear end and has a downwardlyextending rigid arm 148 carrying a Vroller M9 at its extremity riding in the camy groove 150 of the cam dislr 20. The forked upper end of the arm 146 embraces a link 151 lying K tension of the wiper head and is pivotally connected to the rear end of said link by a pin 152 passing through the link, the forked arms and into elongated horizontal guide slots (Fig. 6) in the side walls of the channel 140. The forward end of the link 151 terminates at a point rearwardly of the ear 139 and is connected to the extension 141 by a transverse pin 154 extending through the end of the link and guiding in horizontal elongated slots alined with the slots 153 in the side walls of the extension and similarly designated. The pins preferably have a relatively loose iit in the slots to provide for slight relative vertical movement between the pins and the slots. The `arms 138 and 146 which support and operate the wiper carrying head 123 are substantially parallel, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and thus tend to maintain the wipers in substantially uniform angular relation to the plane of the shoe bottom, the wiper head, however, being permitted to swing yieldingly about the pin 152 as an axis against the tension of the spring 145 in response to resistance of the shoe materials.

T he link 151 is provided with an integral, rearwardly extending rod 155 (Figs 4 and 6) guided through the rear wall 156 of the wiper head and having its end threaded to receive an adjusting nut 158 acting against the rear end of a coiled spring 15T sleeved on the rod 155 between the rear face of the wall 156 and said nut. This spring provides a yielding connection between the wiper operating disk cam 2() and the wiper head 123,y so that in the event of substantial opposition to forward movement of the wipers carried by the wiper head, the spring 15T may yield to prevent damage to the operating parts.

The wipers are in the form of pivotally connected plates 12() having inner formed edges to approximate the outline of the end portion of the last when they are closed upon the last. The rear ends of these plates overlap and are pivotally interconnected by a pivot pin 121 located adjacent to the inner edge of the plates and approximately in the vertical plane of the longitudinal median line of the last. These wiper plates are mounted and held within horizontal slots in the forward edges of wiper carrying members 122 which, in turn` fit and slide freely within similarly formed recesses in the forward end of the wiper carrying head 123.

The outer or rear edges of the wiper plates are formed substantially semi-'circular in plan view when the plates are in open position and the slots in the carrier members which receive the wipers are similarly formed.

The wiper plates are removably held in their carrier members by vertical pins 124 (Fig. 6) carried by the carrier members and extending through and en aging the inner ends of curved slots forme in and extending inwardly from the outer edges 0f the wiper plates so that the ins permit limited turning movement of t e wiper plates in either direction relatively to their carrier members. The Wiper plates may be readily removed from thelr carrier members by removing the retaining pins.

The rear edges of the carrier plates 122 are formed substantially semi-circular in plan view and are provided with teethwhich form gear segments 125 arranged to be engaged by pinions 126 located in suitable recesses in the head 123. The groove or recess in the wiper head which receives the carrier members 122 is shaped to conform to the semi-circular form of these members which are loosely held to turn freely in the had by means of screws 127 in the head passing down through slots in the carrier members formed on arcs concentric with the pivot 121 of the wiper plates.

To rotate the pinions 126 and the connected gear segments 125 of the carrier members while the wiper head is being projected bodily forward toward the end ofthe shoe, each of the pinions 126 is mounted upon a stud 128 (Fig 8) and also carries a smaller and superposed pinion 129 mounted on a hub of the pinion 126 to turn therewith. These studs and pinions are located at opposite sides of the wiper head. Complemental rack bars 130, also located at opposite sides of the head are guided therein for engagement with the pinions 129. These rack bars are substantially stationary nelatively to the reciprocating wiper head, so that through the rack bars, rotary motion is communicated to the pinions 129 and 126 and thence to the wiper carrier gears 125 to close and open the wiper plates as the wiper head is moved toward and from the end of the shoe.

Preferably, the rack bars are yieldingly held against movement with the wiper head in wiper projecting direction since it is desirable to permit the Wipers to yield more or le-rs in case abnormal resistance is encountered due to the character of the upper materials or to improper adjustment of the shoe positioning means or wiper mechanism. Accordingly, rods 131 are connected to the rear ends 13() of the rack bars by links 132, these rods having collars 135 formed adjacent their forward ends and extending through bores formed in exteriorly threaded sleeves 133 adjustable in interiorly threaded ears 134 rigidly attached to and upstanding from the sides of the frame 8 (Figs. 2 and 8).

The extremities of the rods 131 extend beyond the rear ends of these sleeves and are threaded to receive adjusting nuts 137 between which and the ianged rear ends of the sleeves coiled springs 136 are sleevedfLSO upon the rods yieldingly to hold the rack bars 130 against forward movement with the wiper carrying head while the collars 135 abutting the opposite endsof the sleeves 133 positively resist rearward movement of the raclr bars 130 with the wiper carrying head when it is retracted away from the shoe.

Consequently, in the forward 'closing movement ofthe wiper head, the wipers are yieldingly moved against the marginal portions of the upper to avoid damage to the operating parts through unusually heavy resistance to breaking` down action of the wipers, while on the reverse movement of the parts when no resistance is encountered, the movement of the wipers is positive.

lf for any reason the shoe should be presented to the wipers with the longitudinal median line of its heel end portion at an angle to the path of bodily movement of the wipers, it will be evident that the wiper at one side might encounter abnormal resistance to its closing movement by reason of premature engagement with the shoe. 1n suoli an event theyielding wiper operating connections above described permit the closing movement of such wiper to be retarded, the corresponding rack bar 130 being carried along with the wiper against the tension of the spring 136 in the continued movement of the wiper lengthwise ofthe shoe, while the wiper at the other side'continues its normal closing movement, until such time as change in relation between the resistance of the spring 136 and that of the shoe materials permits the first wiper to resume its closing movement. It will be evident, moreover, that the arrangement of the rack bar and the spring may permit the wiper to be moved reversely by wedging action of the shoe during the movement lengthwise of the shoe 'if such abnormal resistance is encountered. rl`he independently yieldable connections to the wipers thus provided permit the wipers to adjust themselves relatively substantially about their axis of closing movement in conformity to the contour and position of the shoe.

r`the springs or turning reversely due to wedging action of the shoe, thus stopping the closing movement of the wiper plates or permitting them to be partially retracted.

Jbviously, the tension of the springs 136 may be varied by adjustment of the nuts 137. rlhe sleeves 133 permit independent adjustment of each of the rack bars 130 in a longitudinal direction in order to effect adjustment of the wiper plates for last ends of substantially variant contour.

In the retracted position of the wipers and their carrying head, the arms 138, 146 supporting said head are positioned so 'that their upper ends are beyond the dead center line of their swinging movement, or in other words are rearwardly of vertical lines, drawn perperdicularly to the axes upon which they turn. Therefore, when the arm 146, and consequently arm 138, is rocked through the action of the cam groove in the f' disk 2O to move the wiper head forwardly towardthe end of the shoe, the wiper head will be slightly elevated, the movement being in a direction lengthwise of the machine and toward the end of the shoe and having a relatively slight upward component. The path of movement will, therefore, be upwardly inclined until the pin 152 andthe pin connecting the arm 133 to the ear 139 reach the dead center of the swing of their arms 146 and 133, which point is reached approximately at the time the wipers engage the upper and press it against the last, after which the forward projecting movement has `a slight downward component.

The last, shoe upper and insole are positioned by the initial jacking movement so that the plane of the lower face of the wipers 121 in retracted positionis below the plane of the insole on the bottom of the last and preferably slightly below the plane of the bottom of the last. The forward projecting movement of the wiper head will move the wiper plates 121 forwardlypand close them into contact with the shoe upper substantially or approximately at the line of merger between the side of the last and the bottom of the last.

The forward projecting movement of the wiper head will continue,-and the edges of the wipers engaging the upper materials frictionally draw the stock and by the wedging action of the stock are forced toclimb up over the edge of the insole as they are advanced forwardly and closed, this climbing action, which serves to draw the upper materials tightly up over the edge of the insole, being permitted by reason of the upward yielding of the wiper head against the tension of spring 145. Thisryielding movement results in the compression of the spring 145, so that the wiper plates move over the edge of the insole with the force of the tensioned spring 145 acting downwardly against the wipers and aiding to break down and compact the upper materials over the edge of the insole.

This downward pressure is 'in a direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the insole, and in cooperation withk similar upward pressure exerted by the last ack to force the edges of the upper against the bottom faces of the wipers, as will be 'later explained, is effectivethoroughly to iron down and thoroughly to compact the overworked marginal portions of the shoe upper materials.

The cam groove in the disk 20 is constructed preferably to advance the wipers over the bottom of the insole and partially to retract the wipers, the operation of the machine being automatically stopped at this point to permit the insertion of lasting tacks; subsequently the wipers are again advanced and finally retracted. The operation of the last jacking, shoe clamping and wiper operating mechanism in their timed relation will now be described.

As an aid to understanding the timed relation oi the parts, reference is made to the plotted cam paths of the wiper operating, last jacking and clamping band controlling cams, and the motion arresting disk disclosed in Figs. 14 to 17 of the drawings, in which the time periods are divided into twentieths, the division lines being lettered consecutively a to t, inclusive, in a direction opposite to that of rotation of the cams, the motion arresting disk 12 being divided in like manner to show the relation of its stop notches to the cams.

In the operation of the machine, the pivoted last spindle is first swung outwardly from beneath the holddown 72, (the pawl-50 being released by engagement of its arm 52 with the plate 53 at the lower end of its slot when the machine comes to rest at the end of a cycle), and a last with its shoe upper and insole thereon is mounted in inverted position on the pin 42 of the last spindle with one end, in the present showing the heel end, of the last and shoe upper toward the rear of the machine to be operated upon by the clamping and wiping mechanisms for lasting the heel seat. The last pin being yieldingly supported, may be depressed to enable the last to be-mounted on the pin without catching the lower edge of `the upper on the pin and pulling it into or against the last thimble.

The last spindle with the last and shoe are then swung rearwardly toward and it may be loosely against the rear end of the clamping band 78. the last spindle being pressed downwardly against the tension of its spring 45 to clear the holddown as the end of the last is moved beneath and beyond the holddown. The last is now released and will be positioned by the spring 45 with its insole above the plane of the Wipers and below the holddown as suggested in Fig. 3.

The adjusting screw may now be operated. if necessary. to position the shoe sole at a desired inclination relatively to the plane of the wipers. When the end of the last to be operated upon is substantially dif- Yferent in contour from that or those previousljv operated upon by the machine, the contour of the wipers may be quickly adapted to the change of contour by turning the sleeves 133 controlling the rack bars 130. No corresponding adjustment of the clamping band 7 8 is usually necea since this band tends to conform itself to different oontours of last ends, but if conditions require such adjustment it may be eiected as hereinbefore described.

These preliminary steps having been taken, the cycle of the machine may now be started by operating the treadle 19, retracting the stop member 15 and throwing in the clutch to start the rotation of the cam shaft.

lVhen the machine is started, the cam disk 21 first becomes active, lifting the jack rod 29 upwardly and coincidently preing the last spindle backwardly toward the clamping band. The upward movement of the spring cylinder 27 causes the holddown 72 to move downwardly to engage the insole and finally depress the last and its rod 29 slightly to position the surface of the insole above the plane of the wipers with the jack spring 31 under tension and with the last spindle yieldingly held by p-awl 50 in its backwardly swung position. These actions occur during the first three intervals (a to d, inclusive) of the cycle and the parts are maintained in this relation by their cam 21 until the wipers start their closing movement. It will be noted by reference to Fig. 4 that as the parts are thus positioned the sleeve 41 is seated against the collar 46 and the shoe is upheld through the tension of the spring 31 against the holddown 72 the position of which is positively determined by its operating connections.

During the above described operation of clamping the shoe, the cam groove in cam disk 22 is practically inactive and only begins to act to close the clamping band 78 about the end of the last and shoe upper as the holddown approaches the limit of its downward movement. As plotted (Fig. 17) the cam groove 107 in the cam disk 22 begins to act against the clamping band to close the clamping band in the third interval of the cycle, the closing movement, as plotted, commencing at the end of the second interval c and ending during the sixth interval, the clamping band remaining fully closed from this point on until near the end of the cycle when the wipers start on their final retracting movement.

Up to the time that the clamping band reaches fully closed position the cam groove in the wiper cam disk 20 has been concentric and has not acted against the roll 149 and lever 148 to operate the wipers. As the clamping band reaches fully closed position, however, a rise in the cam groove acts against the roll and lever to move the wiper head 123 forwardly to project the wipers over the edge of the insole, the racks and pinions operating to close the wipers as they climb up over the edge of the insole and are tensioned 

